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A collection of 5 posts
An early sign of Russia’s infowars
I think we can safely file this 2016 New York Times piece under the “we should have taken this more seriously” category: But pro-Russian voices have become such a noisy and disruptive presence that both NATO and the European Union…
When A Trump Troll Is Outed
Talking of trolling, the New Yorker published an interesting piece by Adrian Chen, looking at what happened when a pro-Trump Reddit-dwelling troll was suddenly brought into the glare of publicity when his Gif went viral — and his true identity was…
What Makes A Troll A Troll?
Research shows that two factors predict trolling behavior.
Video: Men read harassing tweets to female journalists' faces
This is uncomfortable viewing. Men – volunteers – read out nasty and harassing tweets targeted at female sports journalist – to those journalists. It starts off much lighter than it becomes later on. And then the guys get really uncomfortable with what they…